Property News · February 27, 2016

Attack of the cloners sees drivers caught up in number plate fraud


A speeding fine lands on your doormat – but at the time your car was hundreds of miles away. We report on the growing menace of number plate cloningI think of myself as a careful driver, so I was disappointed to receive a speeding notice. I had apparently driven at 36 mph in a 30 mph limit. But then I looked closer at the letter and saw the offence happened early on a Sunday morning in south London. At that time I was 200 miles away in Staffordshire, fast asleep, with my car parked outside. I was relieved as I knew this wasn’t me, nor my car. But how could I prove it? After all, I am the registered owner of the plate the cameras snapped.A quick call to the police revealed that I was victim of a growing problem for drivers across the country, with not only crooks using cloned number plates for robberies, but uninsured and untaxed rogue drivers happily zipping through camera-operated road tolls and speeding safe in the knowledge that the fines will be sent to the real plate owner. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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